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The weather gods smiled - Cruach Ardrain & Beinn Tulaichean
The weather gods smiled - Cruach Ardrain & Beinn Tulaichean
by charliecharles » Thu Feb 28, 2013 4:13 pm
Route description: Cruach Ardrain and Beinn Tulaichean
Munros included on this walk: Beinn Tulaichean, Cruach Ardrain
Date walked: 26/02/2013
Time taken: 5.2 hours
Distance: 12.5 km
Ascent: 1025m
2 people think this report is great. Register or Login free to be able to rate and comment on reports (as well as access 1:25000 mapping).We set off in high spirits through Inverlochlarig farm, over some frozen ground that other reports say can be very boggy, and straight up the slopes of Beinn Tulaichean. We didn't follow any paths as the slope is easy to climb. Early on we saw some deer trotting away from us, a great sight and the only wildlife of the day. The views were outstanding and it was a lovely, sunny spring day. We got into hard packed snow as the slope levelled out, and after a quick energy bar we donned our crampons and set off. We reached the summit of Beinn Tulaichean quicker than we expected - the peak is a little underwhelming when climbed from the south. Pausing for a quick sandwich and a look around - Cruach Ardrain and Ben More looked great - we then headed down to the bealach and up to Cruach Ardrain. To be fair the peak of Beinn Tulaichean looked a lot better from the north. It is a fairly steep climb, but because we were on hard packed snow it wasn't difficult. We followed in the footsteps of a group who had climbed when the snow was soft, and counted ourselves lucky as it must have been hard work for them.
We thought we had arrived at the summit cairn, but no, there is a dip and small climb to the true summit. Lunch was enjoyed at the peak with stunning views all around.
The route back was very straightforward, following in our footsteps to the bealach, pausing only for a few photos. From the bealach we headed down the steep slopes to the glen where we picked up a good track back to the farm.
A really cracking day out.
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Re: The weather gods smiled - Cruach Ardrain & Beinn Tulaich
by tomyboy73 » Thu Feb 28, 2013 10:58 pm
nice pictures and a grand day, i always like seeing reports of cruach ardrain after it broke me then i broke it ! 

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